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I need a twin brother who can drink half of my intake and put me back in the safe zone...we can then do that twin thing where they share each other's joy. Or I could just accept that one day I am going to die a screaming horrible death, with a smile on my face

Look to see if ther is a "Baladins " bar where you are going. I spent hours and hours (over 5, 2 week visits) drinking in the one in Turin They specialise in craft beer , not only theirs, but every Italian brewer.The food is also good. They do a really nice strong bitter....the name eludes me...

I have seen diy sparge arms that use a tube in a tube, then O rings to a third tube, and I also have a Phils sparge arm, that cannot possibly have all that junk inside it! I need a bigger sparge arm, like Phils, as it has worked without fail for decades. Has anyone taken one apart to see what...

I tried Kwak in China the other day, and now I am back in Birmingham, the best place to get it seems to be The Post Office Vaults. For those who have not tried it yet, it is very similar to Fullers Golden Pride, and if you haven't tried that either then you should get out more ! :rofl:

No one has mentioned temperature yet, and it is one of the most important things to get the carbonation correct....well, UK real ale correct. In a non technical nutshell, a cellarman stuffs a new cask in the cellar, lets it settle and get down to a temperature of 13 degrees. He then does the...

Molesey brewer......Where did you get a stainless sintered air stone? Picture please and all details :o)

Rats! I did not want to hear that! Can I paint it a different colour and then take it for a re-fill :o(....... Back to the plan that involves collecting Co2 from the fermenter in a big weather balloon and getting the missis to sit on it when I need serving pressure :o)

Maplins and RS do an aerosol tin of flux remover. It is meant for removing flux from printed circuit boards but will work fine on the plumbers flux. A stiff bristle brush will be handy, and you can take a normal 1" paint brush and cut the bristles down to about 3/4 " long to get a suitable...

Here are a couple of questions......The "Gas type" one is most important.... I have just got a couple of half full 30/70 mixed gas cylinders. That implies the gas is 30% Co2 and 70% nitrogen, so if I was to fill my cornies with a decent ESB and use this gas, it will turn out like a decent...

Well I bought 3 kits from the states to make small PWM control boards. They work a treat on the 4.5kW elements I have, so I am pleased with that. A single capacitor value change gets the operating frequency to 1 HZ, and that is controlled to give near zero wattage to near max wattage from the...

That stainless has some weird shapes and sides.......It's not an old trough style urinal is it? :oops: Where are you based, then someone with tools could probably pop round to help. Wire wool may induce further rusting, so try to make do with your plastic Scotch brite type stuff. Have you...

Did someone say massive surface area? How about mine then? viewtopic.php?f=13&t=29146

No one makes them in our sizes, that is why I had to make these myself! It is based around the drive shaft drum brakes from a Land Rover Defender, although certain BMW ones are similar. Everything else is home machined, home painted and home sworn at (when things went wrong) I will post in the...

Here is proof if proof was needed that I need locking up. This coil array sits in my 20 gallon stainless brewpot and displaces about 1 gallon. Each coil is individually fed with mains cooling water. There are fittings in the 10 mm thick perspex lid for two 4.5kW heatstick style elements and...

Here is a photo of my 3 peristaltic pumps mounted on the wall.They can pump up to 25 litres a minute if I use all 3 at once. The best bit is they self prime at ridiculously slow revs like 1/4 rpm, and will make sparging a breeze. There is also a pic of the roller assembly which has two tiny ball...

There is an apple tree at the end of the garden!! Do you think if I threatened to rip it out and replace it with a Leylandii, they may change the law, and give everyone a break? It was a good thought while it lasted....I'll just have to set up a <edited by admin> in the woods, buy a tatty V8...

Does the PID reduce the power using PWM at say 1khz, or is it no different then the STC1000 that let's say powers the element flat out for 10 seconds then leaves it off for 1.5 minutes to get the same effect? Still kind of pwm, but with a big power blast! Pids are fine and dandy if you know how...

Eskimobob.....I am going to wire the elements in to a proper supply that can deliver their full requirements, but I am also controlling them via an ST1000 that will power a small PWM (pulse width modulation) control board that will power a suitable SSR,(solid state relay) that will switch the...

Legally, if you home brew beer it is for you and yours, so you cannot give it away, even to your mates! Obviously the letter of the law is ignored, but should you actually start selling it on the quiet, then all hell could break loose. If you make Cider on the other hand, you can sell it no...

Just a thought, but is there not a risk of burning the wort as the Tesco elements are very high wattage density...ie there is not much surface area on the small element length. My Tesco elements heat just the water, and I have bought low density and ultra low density elements from the USA. To...